The Fast and Furious franchise has been keeping petrol heads at the cinema for over 10 years now. In recent years the films have been getting into more complex and I reckon, better, story lines.
Having secured a free ticket to The Rock FM's pre-screening of the latest installment, Fast 6 I grabbed a fellow petrol head and headed to the cinema with some pretty high expectations after seeing the trailer (see below).
The storyline continues on after the post credits scene from Fast 5 in which Dwayne Johnson's character is discussing a new car based 'team' of criminals who have Letti Ortez, who's last appearance in the series was in the 4th film, supposedly coming back from the dead.
I won't give much away about the storyline of Fast 6 but I've got to say, the franchise has come a long way since the first 3 movies. Gone are the neon lights, manufacturer stickers and huge stereos. The old theme of NoS being used for EVERYTHING still remains, but it seems that the producers and director Justin Lin have recognised that the audience has grown out of this also and use Nitrous as part of a hat tip to the past films (think Fast 2 and the 'ejector seats') and a comic relief tool most prominently.
Car crime wise there is only one I spotted in the film, and thankfully it's screen time is extremely short. The poor car is an Nissan R35 GTR in baby blue with almost everything you would have expected from the first 3 films. Nasty tacky bodykit, huge wing and an awful paint choice. This poor car sits in stark contrast to every other car in the film which says a lot for the rest of the vehicular cast which had me fizzing for most of the movie. RS1600 Escort and Pontiac Superbird anyone?
Over all, Fast 6 is definitely worth a watch if you're into action flicks with a bit of cheese and completely out there OTT stunt action. I thoroughly enjoyed it, particularly the abundance of good laughs with characters poking fun at each other all the way through the film.
A good action flic with plenty of car porn to give you the ''fizz'. 8/10
Having secured a free ticket to The Rock FM's pre-screening of the latest installment, Fast 6 I grabbed a fellow petrol head and headed to the cinema with some pretty high expectations after seeing the trailer (see below).
The storyline continues on after the post credits scene from Fast 5 in which Dwayne Johnson's character is discussing a new car based 'team' of criminals who have Letti Ortez, who's last appearance in the series was in the 4th film, supposedly coming back from the dead.
I won't give much away about the storyline of Fast 6 but I've got to say, the franchise has come a long way since the first 3 movies. Gone are the neon lights, manufacturer stickers and huge stereos. The old theme of NoS being used for EVERYTHING still remains, but it seems that the producers and director Justin Lin have recognised that the audience has grown out of this also and use Nitrous as part of a hat tip to the past films (think Fast 2 and the 'ejector seats') and a comic relief tool most prominently.
Car crime wise there is only one I spotted in the film, and thankfully it's screen time is extremely short. The poor car is an Nissan R35 GTR in baby blue with almost everything you would have expected from the first 3 films. Nasty tacky bodykit, huge wing and an awful paint choice. This poor car sits in stark contrast to every other car in the film which says a lot for the rest of the vehicular cast which had me fizzing for most of the movie. RS1600 Escort and Pontiac Superbird anyone?
Over all, Fast 6 is definitely worth a watch if you're into action flicks with a bit of cheese and completely out there OTT stunt action. I thoroughly enjoyed it, particularly the abundance of good laughs with characters poking fun at each other all the way through the film.
A good action flic with plenty of car porn to give you the ''fizz'. 8/10
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